UNEWS, Top stories for U.S. Latinos in English

The US is soaring to record breaking levels as nearly three million people have tested positive for coronavirus; with more than 130,000 deaths in the country, President Trump is focused on his political base, protecting monuments, and attacking sports franchises and Democrats; and Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus after months of downplaying the risks.

Cases of coronavirus keep rising, as nine states have hit new infection records over July 4th weekend; President Trump announces plans for an outdoor rally in New Hampshire; a suspect in the case of Vanessa Guillen, the Fort Hood soldier who disappeared in April and whose remains were found late last month is expected to appear in court.

Half of the country is rolling back reopening plans as nationwide 50,000 cases are reported in one day; the president calling reports on alleged Russian bounties a hoax; and the US economy adds 4.8 million jobs in June but a spike in cases may erase those gains as businesses are forced to shutdown again.

New coronavirus cases could spike to 100-thousand a day if people continue to flout advice on social distancing and face masks according to the nation’s top doctors; the White House is facing mounting questions about how much and for how long President Trump has known about Russian bounties on U.S. troops in Afghanistan; and the family of missing soldier Vanessa Guillen traveled to Washington D.C. demanding answers, a suspect in the case is in custody while another took his own life on Tuesday.

Dr. Anthony Fauci tells lawmakers that coronavirus infections and death toll will be "very disturbing" if current trends persist; the nation’s pediatricians urge officials to reopen schools in the fall; and new reports suggest President Trump was briefed on Russian bounties on American troops earlier in the year.

States in the South and Western parts of the country pulled back reopenings or reversed them as coronavirus cases continue rising; President Trump under fire and facing questions about sowing racial division after sharing a video of a Florida supporter yelling "white power;" the US Supreme Court struck down a restrictive Louisiana abortion law.

U.S. registers more than 124,000 coronavirus deaths as experts fear the worst; House Democrats push through a major police reform bill; and Colorado moves to take a second look at the death of Elijah McClain in police custody.

Houston on track to become the nation’s epicenter of the pandemic; President Trump travels to Wisconsin as several secret service members of his entourage have to self-quarantine; and House Democrats vote today on a historic police reform bill, setting the stage for showdown with Senate Republicans.

More than half of states in the US are registering an increase in the number of positive cases; President Trump held an indoor rally in Phoenix the same day his top health officials provided a grim outlook; and Senate Democrats blocked a Republican police reform bill saying it doesn’t go far enough in tackling misconduct.

A powerful earthquake in Southern Mexico swayed buildings and sent thousands into the streets; Dr. Anthony Fauci testifying before congress says the US is on track to have vaccine by end of the year; President Trump heading to Arizona, a battleground state and coronavirus epicenter.